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Brad Behavior

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Brad Behavior

Curtis and Ryan coach Brad through a hypothetical blind date with an age-appropriate woman, stopping him when they see a misstep. They ask him to answer as he actually would behave. This is a single continuing walkthrough, with revisions and reactions, rather than a points contest. No participant winner is declared.

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Within the recorded rounds · 7 recorded contributions

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One date, from meeting to goodbye

The setup settles on meeting at the venue without exchanging contact information unless the date goes well. The coaching proceeds through venue, drinks, conversation, a possible after-dinner activity and the goodbye.

WHAT THEY BROUGHT

Bowling → Italian restaurant → Abbey Burger

Brad first proposes bowling. The coaches ask him to be serious, and he changes to an Italian restaurant, excluding the Vegas restaurant and Olive Garden. Asked for another cuisine, he chooses a traditional American burger place and names Abbey Burger. The group approves the unusual meats as a talking point; Brad notes tofu burgers for a vegetarian. Whether bowling was a joke remains disputed in the conversation, but the burger venue supersedes it. Ryan says, “That’s a good pick for a blind date.”

WHAT THEY BROUGHT

Match the date’s choice about alcohol

Brad would order alcohol only if his date does. At a burger place he would get beer, probably an IPA; any alcoholic drink from her would count. If she orders a nonalcoholic drink he chooses iced tea; if she orders water he probably chooses water too. The coaches call these answers appropriate.

WHAT THEY BROUGHT

Ryan jokes about dictating the pace

Ryan says he would dictate the pace. Challenged about also ordering dinner for her, he jokes that she would not need to look at the menu because he would take care of everything and she would be charmed. This is Ryan’s counterpoint, not a revision of Brad’s plan.

WHAT THEY BROUGHT

Curtis on drinking and beer

Curtis agrees that he would not drink alone if his date abstained. Asked about IPAs, he says he dislikes hoppy beer and prefers darker beers such as stout or porter.

WHAT THEY BROUGHT

Work, Baltimore sports, Kent State—and a redirection

Brad expects his work to come up within two minutes; the coaches object. His next topics are Baltimore sports and Kent State sports, including a deliberately boring sports history and Kent State’s football struggles. Curtis redirects him to movies or TV that his date might relate to. Brad proposes the Menendez brothers. A tangent follows when Ryan confuses them with Aaron Hernandez, before the coaches move on because the conversation has not gone well.

WHAT THEY BROUGHT

Mini golf if the date keeps going well

After recalling a walk following an earlier date, Brad chooses mini golf. He imagines being terrible, breaking a car window with his putter, or somehow being charming, and says he has never stormed off a mini-golf course. The group initially calls mini golf a solid choice, then questions committing to such a long first date. Curtis suggests drink → dinner → mini golf only as each stage goes well. The advice is to avoid a fixed itinerary.

WHAT THEY BROUGHT

A hug, despite the awkwardness

Asked about a welcome romantic gesture, Brad first makes a proposal joke, then chooses a hug. He describes being uncoordinated and uncomfortable with touch. Curtis questions why he would initiate something awkward; Ryan supports his attempt to make a move. Asked what he hopes for, Brad says he wants the hug reciprocated.

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Brad Behavior

Source excerpt ↗ 58:57–1:11:48

So, Brad, we're not going to throw the same pickup line scenario at you that David dealt with. What a nightmare that would be for all parties. It would not be good. I think we're going to do this sort of scenes from a hat, whose line is it anyway? Yeah. Where basically you're just going to, Brad, throw out lines until we whistle at you and tell you you have to…

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So, Brad, we're not going to throw the same pickup line scenario at you that David dealt with. What a nightmare that would be for all parties. It would not be good. I think we're going to do this sort of scenes from a hat, whose line is it anyway? Yeah. Where basically you're just going to, Brad, throw out lines until we whistle at you and tell you you have to stop. Okay, great. I want to know how we're whistling, though. I'm going to say, bing. Whatever. We will make a noise and you will know to start with a new one until you have nothing interesting to say and then we'll kind of move on to the next one. Cut it, cut it. So, the goal is to correct Brad's behavior. Put the situations we think he will do poorly at, right? We want to help him be better by just pointing out his flaws. Great. All right. Are you ready, Bradley? I'm ready. Ordering a regular sandwich at Subway. Great. Hello.

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Are you ready, Brad(ley)?

Question / challenge

I'm ready. Ordering a regular sandwich at Subway. Great. Hello. What store was the bread made from? What time was the bread made?

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Brian, do you want to give another one?

Question / challenge

Brad, I want you to ask Curtis his thoughts on something. Hey there, buddy. Bing. Hi, Curtis. I have a question for you. Oh my God, the biggest thing I've ever bing.

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You say that from your van, Brad(ley)?

Question / challenge

Yeah, bing for Accent and Rapine. Oh, you guys look just like me. You're both. Hey, that's still an accent. What are you doing? I was not doing an accent.

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I really believe Brad(ley) will ask, does anyone have a goat?

Question / challenge

There's a good chance I will ask if anyone has a goat. What probably will happen is I will go around to the wedding and talk to every single person

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But can our Brad(ley) do much better?

It's a new segment.

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Put the situations we think he will do poorly at, right?

We want to help him be better by just pointing out his flaws.

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What's up, Seabags McGee?

Can I ask you about life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness?

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  • So, Brad, we're not going to throw the same pickup line scenario at you that David dealt with. What a nightmare that would be for all parties. It would not be good. I think we're going to do this sort of scenes from a hat, whose line is it anyway? Yeah. Where basically you're just going to, Brad, throw out lines until we whistle at you and tell you you have to stop. Okay, great. I want to know how we're whistling, though. I'm going to say, bing. Whatever. We will make a noise and you will know to start with a new one until you have nothing interesting to say and then we'll kind of move on to the next one. Cut it, cut it. So, the goal is to correct Brad's behavior. Put the situations we think he will do poorly at, right? We want to help him be better by just pointing out his flaws. Great. All right. Are you ready, Bradley? I'm ready. Ordering a regular sandwich at Subway. Great. Hello.
  • A moderator reads questions or prompts and players answer them for points.
  • tell you you have to stop.
  • We will make a noise and you will know to start with a new one until you have nothing interesting
  • So, the goal is to correct Brad's behavior.
  • When we bing you, you have to just start like you didn't say that last sentence.
  • No, you have to act like you would.
  • Like, you can't just yell at them?
  • You can veto.
  • You have to say some cutting things.
  • If you are going to be on my ship, you have to follow all of my rules and my pirate lifestyle,
  • You're talking to the person you can tell that I have a peg leg.
  • You can do a psychic accent.